Re: Dilation - Gastroenterologist or Radiologist?

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Mayo Rochester uses GI docs.

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On Jun 20, 2012, at 23:33, " Joe " <joe3rd2002@...> wrote:

> I was curious on what doctor normally performs dilation for achalasia? I had

one done at UVA and they use a radiologist. The doctor who did mine had been

doing them for 30 years. They said they prefer a radiologist because they have

access to fluoroscopy, where I'd be getting real time moving images during the

procedure. I also spoke with s Hopkins and the gastroenterologist performs

the dilation and he would take individual snapshot xrays to set the balloon.

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Mine have been done by a gastroenterologist.

Cardiac catheterization (angioplasty) is done under fluoroscopy, but you can bet

your behind I wouldn't want a radiologist doing mine -- that's a cardio guy's

domain!

Debbi in Michigan

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Prolly just *me* but my experience with the barium swallow and the radiologist

over and against my experience with the GIs -- I'd go with the radiologist, if

he'd done a few. In fact, my GIs don't do dilations -- they send it on down the

road. . . .

But I had my surgery done at UVA, too. And I couldn't even get the GIs there to

even make an appointment in *three weeks*. . . . so if I were having a

dilation, I likely wouldn't have been unhappy with the radiologist, lol!

xox

in WV

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> Mine have been done by a gastroenterologist.

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> Cardiac catheterization (angioplasty) is done under fluoroscopy, but you can

bet your behind I wouldn't want a radiologist doing mine -- that's a cardio

guy's domain!

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> Debbi in Michigan

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